Man steals yarmulke from 6-year-old boy's head in Brooklyn

Police are searching for a suspect after a boy's yarmulke was stolen off his head in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Sunday
Police are searching for a suspect after a boy's yarmulke was stolen off his head in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Sunday. Photo credit NYPD/Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for a man who snatched a yarmulke from a 6-year-old boy’s head outside of a school in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Sunday.

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The NYPD released a surveillance image of the suspect Monday as its Hate Crime Task Force investigates.

Police said the boy was in front of Talmud Torah D'nitra, a school at 1005 Bedford Ave., around 11 a.m. when the man came up and grabbed the yarmulke.

The thief fled on foot with the yarmulke, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

The suspect police are looking for
The suspect police are looking for. Photo credit NYPD
Featured Image Photo Credit: NYPD/Google Street View